Strictly Come Stargazing at Failand Observatory
Saturday 16th December 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Failand Observatory
Failand, Near Wraxall, Avon, BS8 3US
Experience an exciting tour of the night sky guided by friendly astronomers from the Bristol Astronomical Society. Observe the Moon, planets and fascinating deep space objects through their telescopes at their wonderful observatory.
Attending this event requires prior booking. Tickets are made available via the Eventbrite website on the morning of the event only if the forecast permits stargazing.
Please note that this has already taken place on 16/12/2023
Event organiser
Bristol Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Bristol Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Bristol Astronomical Society
Facebook: Bristol Astronomical Society
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Sat 16th Dec
Local light pollution
Failand Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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